All Exams

Are you pregnant? If yes, please notify the scheduler so that we can verify with the radiologist that you can proceed with your exam.

Please take all prescription medications as prescribed by your doctor with a small amount of water.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your exam.

Please contact our office at 281-453-7999 if you have any questions or to cancel or reschedule.

There is a $50 charge for appointments not cancelled with a 24 hour notice.

Is your exam ordered with contrast?

Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your exam.

Are you allergic to Iodine or Shellfish? If yes, please contact our office so that we can determine if pre-medication is necessary.

CT Abdomen / CT Pelvis / CT Stone Protocol

Do not eat or drink after midnight on the night before your exam. You may eat dinner as usual.

You will need to come by the imaging center to pick up 2 bottles of barium (oral contrast). One bottle of barium must be consumed the night before your exam. The second bottle will need to be consumed 1 hour prior to the exam. Please shake the barium well before consumption. Cooling the barium and using a straw may make the barium easier to consume.

CT Urography

Do not eat or drink after midnight on the night before your exam. You may eat dinner as usual. You may drink water at anytime – no other beverages.

CCTA (Coronary CT Angiography)

Do not consume any caffeine 12 hours prior to the exam.

Do not eat solid foods 4 hours prior to exam.

Drink two 8oz glasses of water 1 hour prior to exam.

Diabetic patients taking Glucovance, Glucaphage or (Metformin) will need to be off this medication the day of your exam and for 48 hours after your exam.

Bring a list of your current medications.

Do not use Viagra, Levitra or Cialis 48hrs before the exam.

Please bring ID cards for stents or other implantable devices.

The Coronary CT exam is very dependant on a steady heart rate of 70bpm or lower. The inability to control heart rate below 70bpm will produce non-diagnostic images. You may need to speak with your referring physician to see if a Beta-blocker prescription is necessary. These prescriptions must be obtained from your referring physician.